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School of Medicine Department Office: 5C334 School of Medicine, 581-8777 Department Chair, Raymond White, Ph.D. Faculty Professors. D. Carroll, S. Casjens, F. Fitzpatrick, B. Graves, G. Herrick, W. Huang, M. Noble, M. Slattery, D. Stillman, R. White, A. Yakovlev. Professors Emeriti. S. Marcus, P. Nicholes. Associate Professors. R. Kerber, M. Mori, F. O'Neill, G. Spangrude, K. Ullman, J. Yost. Assistant Professors. D. Ayer, B. Cairns, D. Jones, S. Mango, M. Mayer-Proschel, A. Thorburn. Research Associate Professor. G. Mineau. Research Assistant Professors. K. Boucher, N. Matsunami, A. Meloni Ehrig, D. Myszka, K. Neufeld, B. Schackmann, L. Tom-Orme, A. Tsodikov, C. Wiggins. Adjunct Professors. M. Capecchi, J. Kaplan, S. Prescott, J. Roth. Adjunct Associate Professor. D. Virshup. Adjunct Assistant Professors. D. Beaudoin, G. Bolger, E. Leibold, D. Li. Graduate Program Degrees. M.S., Ph.D. For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. Areas of Specialization. Molecular, cellular, organismal, and population-based investigation into the biologic basis of cancer, growth, and development. Ph.D. Admission. Student should have a B average in undergraduate work and show promise of scholarly development of ideas and sound reasoning. An adequate background in the biological sciences is required, as is the GRE. Graduate admission of Ph.D. students in the areas of molecular biology (biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, or development) and biological chemistry is done through two campuswide programs: the Molecular Biology Program and the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Biological Chemistry. Students are admitted by one of the programs and supported financially for their first year of graduate study. Thereafter, they choose a thesis adviser and affiliate with one of the participating departments. For more detailed information, see Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology elsewhere in this section of the catalog. Ph.D. Requirements. Required are independent laboratory research for not less than three years after the bachelor's degree, preliminary written and oral examinations, and a written dissertation defended through an oral examination. No specific number of credit hours is required. Course work in departments related to the dissertation subject is suggested. New students become acquainted with the research program of various faculty members through laboratory rotations. The head of the departmental Graduate Committee serves as an adviser to new students until a specific area of study has been chosen and a thesis committee has been appointed. ONCSC Course Descriptions
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